Devotional

INTRODUCTION :Satrughna was the youngest brother of Lord Rama according to the epic Ramayana. He was also the brother of Lakshmana and Bharata. Satrughna was considered to be an incarnation of Sudarshana chakra, a divine weapon of Lord Vishnu. Satrughna was the son of the king of Ayodhya, Dasharatha and Queen Sumitra. Satrughna was married to Shrutakirti, and they had two sons. Although Bharata was designated as the king of Ayodhya during Rama's exile, Satrughna took care of the administration of the entire kingdom, and ruled the kingd..

INTRODUCTION :Sheetala Devi is worshiped in many parts of india and also in Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. She is an incarnation of Goddess Durga, and she cures poxes, and all other dreaded diseases. Once a demon named Jwarasur, started spreading incurable diseases to all the people in the earth, especially among the children. Durga assumed the form of Sheetala Devi, and with her great power, she cured all the people’s diseases. Lord Bhairav and Durga Mata fought with Jwarasur and killed him with their powerful weapons. They have destroyed the demon, in order to pr..

INTRODUCTION : Samarth Ramdas (1608-1681) was a saint and a famous poet of Maharashtra. He has written various famous poems.  Ramdas was an ardent devotee of Lord Rama and Lord Hanuman. His birth name was Narayan Suryaji Thosar. He was born in a village in Jalna district, Maharashtra in a Brahmin family. It is believed that due to his sincere devotion, Lord Rama has appeared before him and blessed him. From then onwards he was called as “RAMDAS”. At a younger age, he went to the holy city, Nasik, and started worshiping Lord Rama for many years. He traveled through..

INTRODUCTION : Narsi Mehta, (15th-century) was a great poet and saint of Gujarat, India. He was talented in writing divine poems on Lord Krishna. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna. LIFE: Narsi Mehta was born in a Brahmin family at Gujarat. He lost his parents at his younger age. He was raised by his grandmother. After his marriage, he stayed at his brother’s house with his wife. Since he was ill treated by his sister in law for his great devotion on Lord Krishna, he left the house and went to a forest and meditated for several days. And after getting the..

INTRODUCTION : Pant Maharaj (1855–1905), was a Hindu guru born in Belgaum, Karnataka and is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. His birth name was Ramachandra Kulkarni. LIFE :He was born in a Brahmin family on 1855 on Krishna Janmashtami. He was a great saint, taught the teachings of Lord Dattatreya to the people and asked them to help others. His guru was balmukund, and he learned all the vedas and other devotional texts from him. Once, he met Swami Vivekananda, and they discussed about spiritual matters. His ashram and..

INTRODUCTION :Rama Tirtha (1873–1906) was a Hindu Saint. He was born in Pakistan. He was considered as a famous personality for giving various lectures in the United States, similar to Swami Vivekananda and Paramahansa Yogananda about the importance of Hindu religion. LIFE :Rama Tirtha was born in a village in pakistan. After the death of his parents, he was brought up by his elder brother Gurudas. He has studied well and become a professor of Mathematics at a college in Pakistan. After meeting Swami Vivekananda at Lahore,he has become a  saint, an..

INTRODUCTION : Sri Sachidanandendra Saraswati (1880 –1975) was the founder of the Adhyatma Prakasha Karyalaya in Karnataka, India. He was a great scholar of Advaitha Philosophy. His birth name was Sri Yellambalase Subbarao. LIFE : He was the master of Advaita Vedanta. He worked as a school teacher in Karnataka. He had written several articles on the Vedanta in various languages.   Satchidanandendra Swamiji had written many books, and he dedicated his life in seeking spirituality, and spreading it to others. At his younger age itself he was interested to..

INTRODUCTION :Narsi Mehta, (15th-century) was a great poet and saint of Gujarat, India. He was talented in writing divine poems on Lord Krishna. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna. LIFE :Narsi Mehta was born in a Brahmin family at Gujarat. He lost his parents at his younger age. He was raised by his grandmother. After his marriage, he stayed at his brother’s house with his wife. Since he was ill treated by his sister in law for his great devotion on Lord Krishna, he left the house and went to a forest and meditated for several days. And after getting the ..

INTRODUCTION : Narayan Maharaj (1885–1945) was considered by his followers as a GREAT SAINT. He lived in Pune, India. LIFE :Narayan was born in Nargund, Karnataka in 1885. His parents were died at his younger age. He was took care by his grandmother. At his younger age, he was deeply interested in spirituality and went to Gangapur and attained spiritual enlightenment. He travelled to many holy religious places in india and worshipped the divine gods and received the blessings from them. Narayan lived a comfortable life. But he was unselfis..

INTRODUCTION :Muktabai(1279-1297) was a popular saint. She was born at Alandi, Pune in a  Brahmin family. She was the younger sister of the great saint Dnyaneshwar. Her parents were died at her younger age. Muktabai became the student of his elder brother Nivruttinath  and she learnt the vedas, the Upanishads and other sacred hindu texts and mastered in yoga and meditation. She has quickly learned all the subjects and was well versed in giving devotional lectures to the people. IMPORTANT LECTURES :1. A saint is always a holy man, and he always forgets the mist..